Fast Facts

History

Founded 1961, under the care of Friends Meeting at Cambridge, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers); the only Quaker school in Massachusetts; one of five in New England

Grades

Early childhood through grade 8; co-educational

Enrollment

220 students; 33% identify as students of color;
9% identify as Quaker or attender; 8% identify as from GLBT families

Head of School Mary Newmann

B.A. in English, Mount Holyoke College
M.A. in Education, Bank Street College of Education
M.S.W. New York University
Former head of Buckingham Browne and Nichols School, The Town School, and The Churchill School

Faculty and Staff

70 faculty and staff; 40 hold advanced degrees

Tuition Assistance

23.3% of students receive tuition assistance; tuition assistance is 15% of the budget for fiscal year 2008

Accreditation

Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE)

Memberships

Friends Council on Education (FCE)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

Governance

Governed by a 22-member Board of Trustees; 51% of the Board of Trustees must be Quakers

Annual Budget

$4.8 million

Endowment

$4.5 million; invested according to Quaker principles

Fundraising

Total Annual Giving (all sources) $270,000 in 2007; exceptionally high rate of participation by current families (100% in 2004; 99% in 2005 & 2006); most recent capital campaign completed in 1999, raised $5 million for building expansion